Volvo Ocean Race unveils combined Monohull-Multihull future
— 18 May 2017The Volvo Ocean Race has solved the question of whether its future should be monohull or multihull – by opting for both
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Volvo Ocean Race : New scoring system to open up fleet by incentivising strategic risk-taking
— 18 October 2016The seventh in a series of 10 announcements from the Race in 10 days is designed to open up the competition in an era of incredibly close One Design racing and give an incentive for teams to gamble more often to split the fleet.
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Volvo Ocean Race : Xabi delivers memorable Leg 4 win
— 28 February 2015MAPFRE (Xabi Fernández/ESP) emerged victorious despite a pair of major setbacks in Leg 4 following one of the tightest-fought finishes in Volvo Ocean Race history on Saturday night.
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Volvo Ocean Race : Dongfeng first out of the blocks again
— 8 February 2015Dongfeng Race Team (Charles Caudrelier/FRA) have dominated the Volvo Ocean Race ever since they entered their home waters in Sanya last month, and Sunday marked no change despite four swaps in their crew line-up for Leg 4 to Auckland.
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Volvo Ocean Race : Team Vestas Wind is grounded close to Mauritius
— 30 November 2014Team Vestas Wind crew were rescued in the small hours of Sunday morning after the Danish team’s Volvo Ocean Race boat was grounded on a reef in the Indian Ocean, forcing them to abandon it.
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Volvo Ocean Race : How Libby outsmarted the guys
— 13 October 2014Libby Greenhalgh took her courage in her hands and split with the rest of the Volvo Ocean Race fleet approaching the Straits of Gibraltar – and it briefly left the women of Team SCA in a good lead as they entered the Atlantic on Monday.
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Mark Turner appointed Volvo Ocean Race CEO
— 31 March 2016Mark Turner, one of the most respected figures in professional sailing, has been appointed Volvo Ocean Race CEO, stepping down after 23 years at the helm of global sports marketing company OC Sport.
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Volvo Ocean Race : “So close, but still so far”
— 19 February 2015Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race was perfectly balanced on Thursday as the fleet sped towards Auckland with just under 54 nautical miles (nm) separating all six boats.
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Volvo Ocean Race : Dongfeng make race history for China
— 27 January 2015Dongfeng Race Team claimed a key landmark in the 41-year history of the Volvo Ocean Race on Tuesday when they emphatically won Leg 3 in their home port of Sanya to take the overall lead with six stages to go.
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Volvo Ocean Race : Walker inches to thrilling victory
— 5 November 2014Ian Walker (GBR) and his Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing crew have barely snatched a wink of sleep for nearly 48 hours, but they will surely be celebrating deep into the night after an epic first leg victory in the Volvo Ocean Race on Wednesday.
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